The Albanian

The Albanian

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 28, 2010

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama

User Score

63%

Original Title

Shqiptari

Production Companies

Neue Schönhauser Filmproduktion, On Film Production, ARTE, SWR

Director

Johannes Naber

Description

Handsome Albanian villager Arben wants to marry Etleva, daughter of a neighboring clan, but her father has promised her to another man who is offering a 10,000€ bride price. But when it turns out Etleva is carrying Arben's child, the pressure is on for him to come up with the dowry before the baby is born -- and before her brothers take revenge for the dishonor he has brought their family. Fleeing to Berlin without papers, experience or knowledge of the language, Arben soon learns the ways of survival.